first name
Definition of first name
: the name that stands first in one's full name
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Examples of first name in a Sentence
Children at the school call their teachers by their first names.
the parents still haven't picked a first name for the baby
First Known Use of first name
14th century
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first name
Definition of first name for English Language Learners
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: the name that comes first in someone's full name
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